The National Immigration Administration (NIA) of the People’s Republic of China was established on April 2, 2018.

It is a national authority managed by the Ministry of Public Security and is at deputy ministerial level. NIA is responsible for: coordinating the formulation of immigration policies and organizing their implementation; entry and exit administration, port document inspection, and border residents’ traffic administration; foreigners’ stay and residence and permanent residence administration, refugee administration, nationality administration, and management of foreigners’ illegal entry, illegal residence, illegal employment and illegal immigration repatriation; service administration of Chinese citizens entering and leaving the country (border) for private purposes, undertaking international cooperation in the field of immigration, etc.